What a match, Double Super over, sixes, fours, wickets, up down everything happened in this game. The boss, Rohit Sharma’s squad has already won the series with victory in the first two matches and now win the third one T20I match in Bengaluru with result in a historic whitewash as India beat Afghanistan.
In the ongoing T20I series against Afghanistan the Indian cricket squad has been quite impressive and a win in the final game of the 3-match series can earn them a unique distinction in the shortest format of the sport, the T20 format. The boss, Rohit Sharma’s squad has already won the series with victory in the first two matches and now win the third one T20I match in Bengaluru with result in a historic whitewash.
Before today’s match, both India and Pakistan stood on the same number of most whitewash bilateral series in T20I history (8). Both teams won 8-8 series before match of IND vs AFG final and Indian players showed 100% confidence that they must stood one step ahead ahead of most powerful opponent Pakistan. However, a win in the third T20I on Wednesday take India’s tally to 9 and they will become the first team ever to achieve that feat.India beat Afghanistan.
The three match series already captured by Rohit, India showed eager to perfect their freshly-baked T20 template as a team and hope that skipper Rohit’s bat in the third and last match of the rubber on Wednesday.India beat Afghanistan.
This was the India’s final T20 game ahead of the World Cup in June 2024, and the team management wouldn’t want any drop in intensity that was displayed during victories at Mohali and Indore.India beat Afghanistan.
Ultra-aggressive mindset of Indian team were seen in previous games as six-wicket wins were marked by an ultra-aggressive mindset from ball one that saw them chasing down 159 in 17.3 overs and 173 in 15.4 overs respectively.
It was clear deviation from their earlier approach of building the momentum for final flourish in T20I matches. None showed such intent more brightly than Virat Kohli and Dube.
Kohli played T20I for India after 14 months at Indore, but he find duck in final match, but he scored 16-ball 29 at a strike rate of 181 in second match showed his intention.
The most noteworthy feature of his little yet significant innings was the way he handled Afghan spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, whom he carted for 18 runs off seven balls, striking against him at a rate of 257. India beat Afghanistan.
Dube also failed to blast in final match, but in first two matches, his strike rate was very aggressive. Dube reappeared in the Indian team after a gap of three years when he was selected for the T20 series against Ireland at Malahide, Dublin, last year. His two brutal fifties were too heavy to handle for Afghanistan, who did not have the services of injured star spinner Rashid Khan.India beat Afghanistan.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was not played the first match, against failed to show his strength. But his quick half-century in the last game was unforgettable.India beat Afghanistan.
Scorecard of Indian cricket Team in 3rd T20I: India beat Afghanistan
BATTERS | RUNS | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
Yashasvi Jaiswal | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
c Mohammad Nabi b Fareed Ahmad | |||||
Rohit Sharma | 121 | 69 | 11 | 8 | 175.4 |
not out | |||||
Virat Kohli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
c Ibrahim Zadran b Fareed Ahmad | |||||
Shivam Dube | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai | |||||
Sanju Samson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
c Mohammad Nabi b Fareed Ahmad | |||||
Rinku Singh | 69 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 176.9 |
not out |
Extras17 (wd 6, lb 9, nb 2)
India 212/4 (20.0)
Afghanistan 200/6(20.0)
The SUPER OVER DRAMA: India Beat Afghanistan
First Super over: Afghanistan 16/1 India 16/ 1(rtd.hrt Rohit) Result: Again, a super over
2nd Super over India 11/1 Afghanistan 01/02 in 0.3 over
Result: India beat Afghanistan in Second Super Over.
Ravi Bishnoi Finished at last: India beat Afghanistan in Double Super Over
In the Second Super Over, Ravi Bishnoi balled so well that Afghanistan finished in just 3 balls.
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Rohit and Rinku: Master Blaster for India beat Afghanistan
Rohit Sharma played very well and hit a century , 121 runs in just 69 balls with 8 sixes. His partner Rinku Singh also showed his strength and scored 69 out of 39 balls with 6 sixes. Result is India beat Afghanistan.